Injured Coleman signs five-year deal with Everton

REUTERS - Everton full back Seamus Coleman signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League club on Friday that will keep him at Goodison Park until 2022.

The 28-year-old is recovering from a long-term injury, having suffered a double leg break while playing for Ireland against Wales in a World Cup qualifier in March.

"I'm delighted to get this signed," Coleman told Everton's website (www.evertonfc.com). "Everything had been agreed and I was due to sign it after the international break but unfortunately I got the injury.

"The chairman ( Bill Kenwright) messaged me the night of my injury and said, ' Don't worry about it because when you come back this contract is still waiting for you'.

"I want to prove my worth when I come back and show the club were right for rewarding me with this long-term contract."

Coleman has made 247 appearances for Everton in eight years at the club, scoring 24 goals.

(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)